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This was our dove opener morning from about 4:45am to 7:15am , with a star timelapse over Salvation mountain. We made friends with a cat that night that you can see us petting.

I know it looks like I was crazy but these bolts were really really really far away lol.

Salvation Mountain info
salvationmountain.us/

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Even Q 3 months ago

Simply Amazing!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Even
Richard Bolland 3 months ago

Great video, Whats the reason for the camo and huge guns?
Maarten Toner 3 months ago

They are shooting a video??
Richard Bolland 3 months ago

lol
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks. That's how we roll in America lol. No I was on a dove hunting trip with very little on the hunting part, more picture snapping.
Michael Rissi 3 months ago

Wow that is great! What were you hunting?
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Michael. Doves in Cali out by the Salton sea.
Waynester 3 months ago

nice! what were your camera settings when you shot per photo?
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

It started out at F4,iso 400, at 10 sec exposure, 1 sec intervals but as the day light came out at the end it was around F16,iso 100, 2 sec exposure with 1sec interval. I had to keep changing it as it got brighter.
Michael Raiden 2 months ago

This was incredible. What do you mean by 10 sec 1 sec intervals? Is it a one second exposure every ten seconds?
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

I just updated the stats. I meant 10 sec exposure with 1 sec interval.

Thanks Michael
ße ωell ;-) 3 months ago

that's crazy, were you all trying to get struck by lightening holding your rifles like that?

nice footage!!!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

It was crazy. About every other year there are good lightning storms out there when we are there but this was the best one yet.
noshoes 3 months ago

Those special effects must have cost a fortune in electric bills alone.
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

1.21 gigawatts !!!
Lisa M 2 months ago

1.21 gigawattsss!!!! Great Scott!!!!
Eriks B 3 months ago

Simply Stunning!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Erics
Frederic Vercammen 3 months ago

spectacular !!!!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Fredric
G3 3 months ago

would have been better without humans in the video.
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

After putting the cam away for 5 minutes for rain I couldn't help myself to get the scale on the 2nd part with myself.
judah Guttmann 2 months ago

At first I thought people in the image was ruining the affect. But then it reminded me of the image of man marvelling over a God. Just a thought
patricio ruiz 3 months ago

Really amazing thunders. Well done. Of course, the "macho men" playing soldiers should be better get out of the film. But i liked the contrast with the last part "Peace...Jesus....". A bit crazy, isn't it?
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

It was pretty amazing and I couldn't help getting in there.
That place is called Salvation mountain and we go visit it every year to see what Leonard has added.
Check it out
salvationmountain.us/menu.html
soleros 3 months ago

Very nice. For anyone who wondered, the music is "Conscience," by Antonio Pinto, from the film "Lord of War."
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Nice call on the song , you are correct.
media khritty 2 months ago

Ooh, that's what I wanted to know. Thanks.

Awesome vid, Joey.
Stephanie Roose 3 months ago

Awesome! & thanks soleros I was wondering :)
Tom @ Timescapes 3 months ago

Fuckin epic!! This is awesome.

Some of those stills will also stand alone as classics.
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Tom. I will print a few for sure.
Timelapses.es 3 months ago

really stunning. Added to our gallery in Vimeo!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Antonio
Timelapses.es 3 months ago

oops, it´s currently added, lol!
loonachic 3 months ago

Wtfawesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Loonachic !
Jay Boy's Random Cutz 3 months ago

HOLY SHIT MAN! You crazy! Don't know if I'd have the balls to setup my gear in these conditions...
Close or not, that looks insane!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Jay boy. I had to put it way for about 5 minutes because I thought it was going to rain, but then reset it up because it was just too impressive not to.
Benjamin Marra 3 months ago

Simply amazing!
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks
Obiwanhavanese 3 months ago

Some really fantastic shots.
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks man
Patrick Johnson 3 months ago

Feels like a post-apocalyptic film with the barren landscape and the dudes with guns.
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

That area it could pass as a post-apocalyptic movie set.
Pikasus Tv 3 months ago

Incredible, fantastico
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 months ago

Thanks Pikasus
Adriana de Barros 3 months ago

Beautiful! It is almost like visual poetry. Loved it!

I will be featuring at the start of this week at
Scene 360 magazine (Scene360.com) and Scene 360 Illusion (illusion.scene360.com)
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Adriana
boborama 2 months ago

That's some fantastic stuff!!!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Bob!
Ken Scott 2 months ago

wow ... great clip!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Ken
TomKreft 2 months ago

Crazy awesome.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Tom, I was checking out your reel the other day. Good stuff.
DiscoDan74 2 months ago

Dude, from 0:30 to 0:37 is so kickass, it's like watching a deep wave rolling over the top of you from the sea floor, I could watch that loop and reverse over and over again.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Dan
Brian Kasnick 2 months ago

so simple and yet so powerful. nice job.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Brian
Steve Shedell 2 months ago

Just for future reference. Lightning can travel 10 miles through clear air. People have been struck who didn't even know there was a storm near by. Keep that in mind the next time you decide to stand out in the open with a long piece of metal over your shoulder. :-)
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Steve. I'm sure you are right. This was our 20th year and at least every other year there is a huge lightning storm like this. I was under the false sense of security of knowing it was striking a few miles away.
Neil Bates 2 months ago

nice lightening, the power of nature
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Neil, the power of nature is awesome.
Adam Machowiak 2 months ago

Yeah this is epic! Amazing work, love the soundtrack too.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks , and Thanks !
Christopher McEnroe 2 months ago

Woah! That rocks. So was that all shot with a stills camera, then? Do you program it to automatically take those 10s exposures 1s apart? Oh and, Dove Hunting? really? didn't know they were a game bird. seem small. sea gull, now thats a bird.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Christopher. It was shot on a 5D markii with a timer remote and out together in Vegas 8. Doves are small but tasty. We stuff the breast with peppers and wrap them with bacon.
Geraint Thomas 2 months ago

Incredible! Very well done! :D
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks
Ojodepez Producciones 2 months ago

the music, shots, timelaps..everithing is wonderfoul, but the mans whith weapons doesnt match. sorry my inglish.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks. Yea next time i will leave me out of it.
Ojodepez Producciones 2 months ago

ja ja ja No man, what I mean is, why in the video are men carrying weapons..doesnt match with everything else.
is a point of view, nothing more.Anyway, the video is spectacular
I have a questions: shutter speed you used?
Saludos!
Whisper Productions 2 months ago

That's incredible. Is that with the 5D as well?
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Whisper, Yep 5d2.
Andy Zamora 2 months ago

Great video, man. I'd love to go down to the Salton Sea someday. It seems like the kind of place with a very unique type of beauty.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Andy. If you can you should check it out some day it is very run down but awesome.
Satish Goda 2 months ago

Awesome stuff.. :-)
Jon Merage 2 months ago

Lucasberg, excellent time lapse!! You guys did great setting up your camera during that storm! Though it didn't totally blend in with the theme, I thought your standing in the frame watching the show kind of added to the drama & grandeur. One detail I would've changed are the sporadic frame stops--kind of interfered with the graceful fluidity of the video. Otherwise, Very nice!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Jon. I had a hard time because the exposere was changing from pitch black to daylight.
Tony Xia 2 months ago

dang, this is amazing
Jenny Woo 2 months ago

wow, part of that video made me feel like the earth was under water. i can see why some people long ago used to think that the sky was the bottom of an ocean.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Jenny. The clouds and the rain do look like that.
The goohj 2 months ago

Insaaaaaaanely beautiful. Whats that hill all about at the end?
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Man. It is called Salvation Mountain. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_Mountain

We go every year and give a donation and see what he has added.
Guus Schuijl 2 months ago

Amazing, what shutterspeed did you use?
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Gus. It ranged fron 10 seconds down to 2 seconds as the day light came.
John Brune 2 months ago

Outstanding! A true work of timelapse art! The music is amazing and perfect for the piece. Great work!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks John.
Johan Berglund 2 months ago

Really cool. I love the photo. ^_^
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Johan.
Nick Kouatli 2 months ago

Im bumming out. I usually go out to salton sea every year for dove opener but i miss this.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

There is always 2nd season.
Makinov 2 months ago

Amazing stuff man!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Man
Brian Boudreau 2 months ago

holy crap! thats epic man. Awesome
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

Thanks Brian!
Marc D'Amico 2 months ago

hey man! this is excellent! btw... was this shot with your Sanyo or 5D? ive been looking for an hd camcorder and dont know what to get thats affordable.
artday2 2 months ago

so great!!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 months ago

This was shot with pictures on the 5D2. The Sanyo is pretty affordable (about $400) but not superduper quality.
Cristo David Robaina Espinosa 2 months ago

What´s song? Thanks!